Unknown 9 Awakening Failure

Released in October of last year, Unknown 9: Awakening really struggled to make an impact, to the point where developer Reflector Entertainment is now having to cancel another project and layoff yet more staff.

This unfortunate news comes from a post by CEO Herve Hoerdt on LinkedIn, which reads: "Today I informed our teams that I made the decision to not greenlight further work on a future project that was in the conceptualization phase".

Hoerdt continues: "Continuing this project would not have been sustainable for the future of the studio. Regrettably, this also means that there will be redundancies following this decision."

The statement goes on to label Unknown 9 a "failure", with Hoerdt admitting that the game "didn't come near the company's expectations".

Interestingly, there's mention of a new project based on "an existing Bandai Namco IP" that the team will now be assigned to. The connection here is that Bandai Namco published Unknown 9.

Did you ever think Reflector Entertainment and Bandai Namco were onto a winner with Unknown 9: Awakening? What do you think this "existing Bandai Namco IP" could be? Start a new rumour in the comments section below.

[source linkedin.com, via techraptor.net]